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LOT 2208
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series G Type 3a - Portrait AR Sceatta 710-760 A.D.
Obv: diademed bust right holding in front a short cross, within a pelleted border. Rev: standard with three saltires and trefoil of pellets in fourth quarter, pellet in annulet in centre, within a beaded square. Extremely fine.(0.98 grams.).
Provenance
Ex late John Cross collection, Canterbury, UK.
Acquired Canterbury Auction Galleries, 3 October 2021, lot 569 (part).
Property of two Kent sisters, by gift from their parents.
Literature
S. 800; Abr.21; N. 43; see M. pp.267-270; M. p. 266-272.
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LOT 2208
Anglo-Saxon Coins - Secondary Phase - Series G Type 3a - Portrait AR Sceatta
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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